"Don't stop me, blondie! It's better to let a friend die than myself! You think about it alone! Why drag me into this!"
"Huh?! You bastard! You know I hate it when people call me blondie the most! I'm telling you, you're not getting away this time! If we're going to die, we die together!"
The two in the living room were at loggerheads at this moment.
Ginshi Shirazu himself was not someone easy to talk to, let alone that this matter concerned his 'life and limb', yet Kuki Urie was still mocking him at a time like this. Wouldn't that just increase his mental stress?
But just as the two were arguing about whose fault it was ––––––
"Tap~ Tap~"
The sound of shoe soles hitting the floor suddenly rang out, and the two were frozen in place like mannequins with the pause button pressed, until ––––––
"What are you two talking about? Are you willing to tell me?"
Looking at the smile on Akira Mado's face, the two immediately broke out in a cold sweat and 'skillfully' hugged each other's shoulders.
"Nothing! Nothing! We're just chatting~" X 2
Looking at their silly smiles, Akira Mado shook her head helplessly.
Although she was the superior officer of the four, the age difference between them was only a few years. It was just that years of tempering made Akira Mado look more mature. Unsurprisingly, if the four could survive the battles with ghouls one after another, they would eventually become like her. Therefore, she was simply strict with the four and did not like to command them from a high position like others.
When Saiko Yonebayashi brought the timid Tooru Mutsuki to file a 'small report' earlier, Akira Mado found it strange.
Now seeing the appearance of Ginshi Shirazu and Kuki Urie, she knew that the two of them must have 'misunderstood'.
'If I really punish them at a time like this, wouldn't it be an admission of guilt?'
"Stop wasting time, hurry up and get ready. Today you are going to the headquarters to attend a meeting. Whether the 'Quinx Squad's' performance during this period and whether you can be promoted depends on this meeting."
The two, who originally thought they were going to be 'educated', were stunned for a moment, then let go of their hands and were filled with excitement.
However, the excited two did not notice that when they were excited, Akira Mado's eyes in front of the two flickered a little, seemingly contemplating something?
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Akira Mado, wearing a safety helmet and sitting on the back seat of the motorcycle, held Lancer shoulder and did not say a word, which made Lancer, who was riding the motorcycle, feel a little strange.
Although one should not chat while driving, when he went to pick up Akira Mado this morning, the expression on her face and the expressions of the other four Quinx Squad members made him feel that something was wrong, but since Akira Mado was unwilling to speak, he didn't know what to say either.
Lancer, sitting in the driver's seat, did not guess what it was until the two arrived at the 23rd Ward.
'Is it really because the other party found out about my meeting with the Fueguchi mother and daughter?'
Although it felt unlikely, upon closer thought, there was nothing else besides this matter.
"Akira, are you unhappy because I went to see the Fueguchi mother and daughter?"
As soon as Lancer spoke, he noticed the other party's body tremble unnaturally.
"What are you talking about?"
Although Akira Mado chose to play dumb, Lancer saw right through her. Lancer shook his head helplessly at this.
"Akira, you should also know about the cooperation between the CCG and the 'Owl' to protect the 20th Ward, right? In reality, humans and ghouls are not entirely irreconcilable. At least some ghouls hope to live a normal life, and the same is true for that mother and daughter, so..."
Lancer words were cut off halfway when he saw a motorcycle helmet flying towards him.
"Let's go in!"
The somewhat agitated Akira Mado walked directly towards the gate of the 23rd Ward.
'Is that idiot's head made of stone? Does he think I'm an extremist? But this is good too. Judging by his appearance, it's impossible for him to do anything to that ghoul mother and daughter.'
Although being misunderstood made her a little unhappy, seeing Lancer Confused expression, she was unconsciously a little happy.
"Lancer is such a clumsy idiot. Maybe he's still a virgin?"
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel a little happy, but she didn't notice that Lancer expression, who was unconsciously speeding up his pace to follow her, was somewhat awkward.
Indeed, an ordinary person would not be able to hear Akira Mado's mumbling, but in this quiet environment, how could Lancer hearing not pick it up? One must know that his enhancements included all five senses.
He wasn't embarrassed because of Akira Mado's 'bold' statement, but because he was no longer a 'Mage'...
He originally wanted to refute, but upon closer thought, what was the point of refuting it?
So he simply didn't say anything and silently followed her.
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The atmosphere inside the detention center, or rather, the prison, was completely different from the outside. The enclosed prison gave people a sense of oppression as soon as they entered, and this was true even for Lancer. The expression on Akira Mado's face also gradually returned to normal.
Akira Mado's personality belonged to the standard strong-willed woman type. She had extremely strong self-esteem and self-control. Unless it exceeded her tolerance level, she would definitely not bring personal matters into her work. After the two completed a series of procedures as required again, they arrived in front of the room where the 'Grave Robber' was interrogated yesterday.
Unsurprisingly, her expression was somewhat listless at this time, as if she hadn't slept?
But since he was quite 'experienced', Lancer could tell at a glance that the reason the other party was like this was entirely because she hadn't eaten.
Thinking about it carefully, it wasn't strange. In reality, although some 'meat' would be provided in the prison, the main method was actually to inject RC Inhibitor Fluid and force them to eat ordinary food.
Indeed, ordinary food is difficult to eat, but with the effect of the RC Inhibitor Fluid, the nauseous feeling would be less, making it barely edible, and although ordinary food would weaken their Kagune, it could still maintain their basic survival state.
The 'Grave Robber' on the other side of the glass was originally a bit dispirited, but after seeing Lancer and Akira Mado, she instantly became agitated, but unfortunately, due to the RC Inhibitor Fluid and the restraints, she couldn't do anything at all. The only thing she could do was writhe frantically while wearing the restraint clothing.
And after seeing the other party's reaction, Lancer knew that a normal interrogation or inquiry would not be effective at all.
"Special Class Haizaki, the things we are going to discuss next involve secrets. I wonder if you can temporarily turn off the..."
Lancer originally only intended to test the waters, but what he didn't expect was ––––––
"No problem."
The other party's voice came from the speaker next to them.
After a few seconds.
"The surveillance cameras are off. I will close the outermost door for you, and then open the inner door. You two can go in."
Following the other party's voice, there was a mechanical sound of operation, the door behind them was closed, and the lights in the room became colder. At the same time, the 'isolation wall' in front of the two gradually lifted up...